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"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 09/19/2017 at 22:15 • Filed to: Beerlopnik

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A friend of mine homebrews. For his most recent beer I helped him make it. What started off as a plain old milk stout turned into the most potent beer I’ve ever drank.

The place where we got the supplies

Doggo

Very potent hops

Brewing in progress

Kitty

Fermenting

This is where things started getting interesting. My friend bought a bourbon barrel to have the beer sit in for a couple months. This changes the flavor and increases the alcohol content.

Preparing to extract

Extracting. Some went into a keg and some bottles. They’ll be conditioning for a few more weeks to gain some carbonation.

Three samples.

It’s a very nicely flavored beer, although it’s very bourbony. Smooth and very strong.

TheHondaBro > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 22:27

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Oof owie ouch

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 22:30

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moonshiners sure has changed a lot since the first season

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 22:36

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Ow my bones

pip bip - choose Corrour > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 22:40

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See if your car will run on it

Chariotoflove > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 22:47

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This reminds me of grad school. One of the labs had yeast fermenters for research, but it was known that anyone in the department could try their and at a beer batch as long as they kept it quiet. They would serve the stuff at grad student parties. I’d be handed a bottle of the darkest black with a centimeter of yeast at the bottom.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 23:03

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Maltese? Maltipoo?

Wacko > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/19/2017 at 23:31

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I had a real college class called the chemistry of winemaking.

We had to make our own beer/wine.... The last 2-3 weeks was sampling each other’s creations.

Since college I brewed a few times since but haven’t in at least 10 years.

Home brewing is fun and easy to do. I still have all my gear stored in my garage, I think i’m due to brew again soon.

interstate366, now In The Industry > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter 09/20/2017 at 00:02

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Maltipoo, I think. He is a poodle mix, I do know that.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Chariotoflove 09/20/2017 at 00:03

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Yeah, this stuff is very, very strong. Maybe not even suitable for full bottle consumption in one sitting.

Dogapult > TheHondaBro 09/20/2017 at 02:07

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Chariotoflove > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/20/2017 at 11:35

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Wow. Kinda the double espresso of beers.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Chariotoflove 09/20/2017 at 13:21

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Yeah. On its own it was probably going to be a 6% ABV or so. Now, it’s at least triple that. That usually doesn’t happen when you bourbon barrel age a beer.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/20/2017 at 20:18

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hurry, a cute kitty is stealing your formula!